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Political economy of pension reforms : selected general issues and the Polish pension reform case

Góra, Marek - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 2 (2013), pp. 1-31

The institutional structures of the various types of European welfare state were established around extra revenues called the "demographic dividend" that used to be easily available throughout the decades of the 20st century. They, however, ceased to be available at the end of that century. The...

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Never give up? : the persistence of welfare participation in Sweden

Andrén, Thomas; Andrén, Daniela - In: IZA Journal of European Labor Studies 2 (2013), pp. 1-21

Long-term social assistance dependency is a growing concern in Sweden and other European countries. In order for policy makers to design effective welfare reforms it is important to know how strong the state dependence associated with social assistance is in the population and to what extent it...

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Labor market conditions and self-employment : a Denmark-Spain comparison

Carrasco, Raquel; Ejrnæs, Mette - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-16

Among the OECD countries, Spain faces one of the highest rates of self-employment and Denmark one of the lowest, being the difference specially relevant among women. These two countries present important differences in their labor market conditions in terms of labor market flexibility,...

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Pension reform in Chile : a difference in difference matching estimation

Encina, Jenny - In: Estudios de economía 40 (2013) 1, pp. 81-95

The present paper estimates the effect over participation outcomes of the new reform to the pension system made in Chile in 2008, using a difference in difference matching estimation. The main results found that the treated group shows a higher withdrawal from the labor market and that they...

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Ausbau der Ganztagsschule : Kinder aus einkommensschwachen Haushalten im Westen nutzen Angebote verstärkt

Marcus, Jan; Nemitz, Janina; Spieß, C. Katharina - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 80 (2013) 27, pp. 11-23

In recent years, the proportion of elementary school children attending all-day schools in Germany has increased …? Data from the longitudinal studies German Socio-Economic Panel Study (SOEP) and "Families in Germany" (FiD) indicate that … programs - this applies to children in both Eastern and Western Germany. Furthermore, in Western Germany, children with an …

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Anti-crime programs : an evaluation of the comuna segura program

Benavente, José Miguel; Contreras, Dante; Montero, Rodrigo - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 2, pp. 369-392

The aim of this paper is to evaluate the impact that the anti-crime program Comuna Segura: Compromiso 100 had on the reporting rate of different types of crimes. This program, implemented in Chile starting in 2001, was very highly criticized and, therefore, was eliminated in 2006. This paper...

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Geburten in Ost- und Westdeutschland : erleichtert eine hohe Risikobereitschaft die Entscheidung für ein Kind?

Schmitt, Christian - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 11, pp. 18-23

; fertility ; first birth ; economic uncertainty ; East and West Germany …

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Jugendarbeitslosigkeit sinkt deutlich : regionale Unterschiede verstärken sich

Brenke, Karl - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 80 (2013) 19, pp. 3-13

Youth unemployment in Germany has fallen to its lowest level since German reunification. Between 2005 and 2012 …, unemployment among under 25 year olds has more than halved. By international standards, Germany is in an exceptionally good … labor market while in Germany, it is predominantly young people with no formal vocational training who are unable to find a …

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Gender differences in earnings and labor supply in early career : evidence from Kosovo’s school-to-work transition survey

Pastore, Francesco; Sattar, Sarosh; Tiongson, Erwin R. - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 2 (2013), pp. 1-34

Very little is known about gender wage disparities in Kosovo and, to date, nothing is known about how such wage disparities evolve over time, particularly during the first few years spent by young workers in the labor market. More generally, not much is known about gender wage gaps in early...

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Rechtsanspruch auf Kitaplatz ab zweitem Lebensjahr : Erwerbsbeteiligung von Müttern wird steigen und Kinder können in ihrer Entwicklung profitieren

Müller, Kai-Uwe; Spieß, C. Katharina; Wrohlich, Katharina - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 80 (2013) 32, pp. 3-12

From August 2013, every child in Germany who has reached his or her first birthday will have a legal right to a place …

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